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No injuries as log truck overturns in Greencastle
(Local News ~ 12/19/19)
An overturned log truck in the middle of Greencastle blocked traffic for much of Thursday afternoon but the good news is that no one was injured. The truck, a Peterbilt tractor pulling a open log trailer owned by CJ Logging of Morgantown and driven by Clay Law, also of Morgantown, was attempting to turn from northbound Bloomington Street onto westbound Washington Street when the load apparently shifted and the truck rolled onto its passenger side on the north side of the road...
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FEATURED SENIOR ATHLETE: Josie Lyons, North Putnam
(High School Sports ~ 12/19/19)
Josie Lyons is a senior at North Putnam and competes in cross country, swimming and track and field. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Josie Lyons: “Sports are a way to work hard in something besides school. You can physically push yourself and reach your limits. I’m not the best in most of my sports, but I like being able to push for a [personal record] and reach that.”...
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WIC BASKETBALL: Tiger Cub boys, Eagle girls seek to defend divisional leads
(High School Sports ~ 12/19/19)
The Western Indiana Conference basketball races will surpass the mid-point tonight, with the third of five weeks of girls’/boys’ doubleheaders taking place. All four Putnam County teams will be playing different opponents. County teams looking to keep their hold on first-place ties are the Greencastle boys and the South Putnam girls...
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Make use of that snow by entering Park Dept. snow sculpture contest
(Local News ~ 12/19/19)
If the recent snow sparked your creativity, the Greencastle Parks and Recreation Department invites you to enter its annual Snow Sculpture Contest. During the months of December, January and February residents are invited to have fun building a snowman, snow creature or snow sculpture and entering the contest by submitting a photo to be judged by the Park Board in March...
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Percy Julian honored among ‘inventors who changed world’
(Local News ~ 12/19/19)
An historic DePauw University figure is being honored as part of Alabama’s bicentennial observance. Percy Lavon Julian, pioneering chemist and inventor and 1920 graduate of DePauw, is listed in an Alabama newspaper’s feature among “Five inventors who changed the world.”...
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Local Christmas Eve services
(Local News ~ 12/19/19)
Is your church planning a Christmas Eve or Christmas Service? Submit the details to Jared Jernagan at jjernagan@bannergraphic.com or by calling 653-5151, ext. 21...
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New position, retirement highlight commissioners’ 2020 appointments
(Local News ~ 12/19/19)
In making their annual personnel appointments for 2020 on Monday, the Putnam County Commissioners had to choose someone for a newly-created position as well as dealing with the retirement of another county appointee. The executive director of Putnam County Operation Life since December 2014, E.J. Claflin will serve as the director of Putnam County Emergency Management Service. The commissioners approved Claflin by a 3-0 vote Monday morning...
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Groundbreaking expected on community center this spring
(Local News ~ 12/19/19)
Groundbreaking on the long-awaited, much-debated community center/YMCA is expected this spring, the City Council was told at its December meeting. Councilman Dave Murray raised the issue, saying he had recently talked with Putnam County Hospital Executive Director Dennis Weatherford, who advised he was “really excited about the conversations going on with the ‘Y.’”...
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Joyce Ann Huber
(Obituary ~ 12/19/19)
A celebration of life service for Joyce Ann Huber, 61, of Williston, S.C., will take place at 3 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 22 in the Folk Funeral Home Chapel, Williston, with Dr. Stephen Burnette officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:30-3 p.m. at the funeral home on Sunday...
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Rep. Baird supports passage of USMCA legislation in House
(Local News ~ 12/19/19)
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- After a long delay and prolonged negotiation, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Indiana Fourth District Rep. Jim Baird (R-Greencastle) voted Thursday to pass H.R. 5430, the USMCA Implementation Act...
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Putnam Scanner for December 20, 2019
(Police Logs ~ 12/19/19)
County Jail Nine people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Wednesday • At 7:17 p.m. John A. Long, 60, Lafayette, was housed at the jail for driving while intoxicated. • At 6:42 p.m. Joshua M. Moreland, 27, Plainfield, was booked in for driving with a suspended license...
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PCH celebrates employee anniversaries
(Local News ~ 12/19/19)
The Putnam County Hospital Board of Trustees and CEO Dennis Weatherford hosted a lunch Wednesday to celebrate employee milestone anniversaries. The lunch started with a prayer led by board member Rob Mann. The guests enjoyed prime rib, shrimp and sides. All of the food prepared by the PCH Dietary Team...
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DePauw men drop pair of games in Lexington tournament
(College Sports ~ 12/19/19)
LEXINGTON, Ky.- The DePauw University men’s basketball team lost 75-74 to the Don Lane Classic host Transylvania University in a physically-taxing matchup in the third-place game on Wednesday. From tip-off, Transylvania quickly applied pressure to the Tigers, taking a two-point lead just 30 seconds into the game, showcasing its desire to control the pace of the matchup right away...
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Colts hope to finish strongly
(Professional Sports ~ 12/19/19)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Coach Frank Reich admits the Indianapolis Colts simply haven’t been good enough this season — especially the past seven games. Now there’s no sugar-coating it. After enduring Monday’s embarrassing, playoff-eliminating 34-7 loss at New Orleans, the Colts spent the trip home pondering their fate and their future...
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Tiger Sharks sweep Edgewood Mustangs
(High School Sports ~ 12/19/19)
Greencastle hosted and swept Edgewood on Wednesday in high school swimming. The Tiger Sharks won the boys’ meet 86-84 and the girls’ meet 115-70. “I wasn’t sure what we’d see tonight, as our swimmers were tired from our workouts and sleepy after the snow days,” GHS coach Kent Menzel said. ...
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Seeding times for Saturday's Putnam County swim meet
(High School Sports ~ 12/19/19)
The Putnam County swim meet will be Saturday at DePauw University starting at 10 a.m. Following are the seeded times for each event (including the meet record in each event): #1 Women 200 Yard Medley Relay Putnam County meet record: 1:58.88 2014 Meyer,Wheeler,Romer,Smith...
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